Tube enterostomy after small bowel resection.
Ostomy formation can be technically difficult when mesenteric shortening and thickening are present. In addition, the high output that follows a small bowel ostomy can be debilitating in the elderly patient or the patient with underlying medical illness. We describe a technique to avoid these difficulties.
Rappaport
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Department of Surgery, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson 85724.
Guzauskas
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D004766:Enterostomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery*; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation